Difficulty in accessing and sharing electronic medical records frustrates clinicians and patients alike. Federal legislation could alleviate some of these problems, however. Bill S-5, the Connected […]

In the past, enemas were a routine part of home medicine. Until approximately 60-70 years ago, the tool used to administer enemas was typically a rubber […]

Are pain and glycemic control linked? New research says one particular type of pain could, in fact, limit how well a patient’s blood sugar regulates. Patients […]

A new set of National Telehealth Standards was released in early March by Patients Australia, an independent not-for-profit organisation, to strengthen “safety, quality, and trust in […]

Please don’t call us “providers.”  In a position paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a group of physicians argue that the term lumps them […]

Side gigs for doctors have gained popularity, and one that’s getting attention is chart review for workers’ compensation cases. In a Medscape survey report, 39% of […]

In late February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new set of anti-fraud measures the agency dubbed CRUSH: Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover […]

The decision to enroll her father in hospice care came easily for Janet Abrahm, MD. Abrahm, a palliative care doctor and former oncologist, helped her father […]